Michelle MacLaren
Directing Born Jan 1, 1965 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 43 credits
Biography
Michelle Maxwell MacLaren is a Canadian television director and producer who has worked on numerous series both in Canada and the United States, and is perhaps best known for her work on shows such as The X-Files, Breaking Bad and most recently Frank Darabont's acclaimed series The Walking Dead. She was recently nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards; one for directing a season three episode of Breaking Bad entitled "One Minute" and the other for Outstanding Drama Series (Breaking Bad), on which she served as an co-executive producer.
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Career timeline
Constellation · Executive ProducerConstellation · Director
Shining Girls · DirectorShining Girls · Executive Producer
Coyote · DirectorCoyote · Executive Producer
The Morning Show · DirectorEl Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie · Thanks
The Deuce · Director
Westworld · Director
Better Call Saul · Director
The Leftovers · Director
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking BadChicks 'N' Guns · Director
The River · Director
Game of Thrones · DirectorHell on Wheels · DirectorCamelot · Director
The Walking Dead · DirectorThe Event · DirectorMemphis Beat · Director
Modern Family · DirectorLie to Me · Director
Breaking Bad · DirectorBreaking Bad · Co-Executive ProducerBreaking Bad · Executive ProducerIn Treatment · Director
Kyle XY · DirectorPopulation 436 · Director
NCIS · Director
Without a Trace · DirectorJohn Doe · Director
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · DirectorA Song from the Heart · TeleplayA Song from the Heart · Executive Producer
Beauty · Producer
A Child's Wish · Producer
Moment of Truth: Broken Pledges · ProducerHeart of a Child · Producer
The X-Files · DirectorMoment of Truth: A Child Too Many · Producer
Shame · Producer
Omen IV: The Awakening · Production Manager
Full filmography
- Constellation (2024) Executive Producer
- Constellation (2024) Director
- Shining Girls (2022) Director
- Shining Girls (2022) Executive Producer
- Coyote (2021) Director
- Coyote (2021) Executive Producer
- The Morning Show (2019) Director
- El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019) Thanks
- The Deuce (2017) Director
- Westworld (2016) Director
- Better Call Saul (2015) Director
- The Leftovers (2014) Director
- No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad (2013) as Self
- Chicks 'N' Guns (2013) Director
- The River (2012) Director
- Game of Thrones (2011) Director
- Hell on Wheels (2011) Director
- Camelot (2011) Director
- The Walking Dead (2010) Director
- The Event (2010) Director
- Memphis Beat (2010) Director
- Modern Family (2009) Director
- Lie to Me (2009) Director
- Breaking Bad (2008) Director
- Breaking Bad (2008) Co-Executive Producer
- Breaking Bad (2008) Executive Producer
- In Treatment (2008) Director
- Kyle XY (2006) Director
- Population 436 (2006) Director
- NCIS (2003) Director
- Without a Trace (2002) Director
- John Doe (2002) Director
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) Director
- A Song from the Heart (1999) Teleplay
- A Song from the Heart (1999) Executive Producer
- Beauty (1998) Producer
- A Child's Wish (1997) Producer
- Moment of Truth: Broken Pledges (1994) Producer
- Heart of a Child (1994) Producer
- The X-Files (1993) Director
- Moment of Truth: A Child Too Many (1993) Producer
- Shame (1992) Producer
- Omen IV: The Awakening (1991) Production Manager